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brettfp

Posted 08 September 2017 - 07:12 AM

So, I'm finally starting an Ork army, as you can probably tell from the title I'm going with Kult of Speed! I figured this forum was the right place to put some photos

My plan is to have almost no infantry, just bikes and buggies and planes etc. and as with other threads I've done on other forums I'll be posting WIP pictures along with bits of fluff to go along.

My main inspirations are going to be old school hotrod artwork, things like Ed Roth (Ratfink) and Mad Max because
1) I've always been a huge fan of the series since I first saw them when I was like 12 and
2) as a huge film nerd from Australia it just seems right
I'll also be throwing the odd pop culture reference into my conversions, I feel you can get away with that with Orks more than any other race

The First 2 units I'm working on are my Warboss on Bike 'Guzrusha Sparktoof' and his retintue of Nob Bikers. My plan is to have 6 Nobs, each one modelled to look like one of the 6 Ork Clans, the idea being that the Warboss lets them keep they're original colours when they joined the Kult of Speed, he cares not for clans, only pure, unadulterated speed!!!!

So, on with the pictures

First up is the Boss Nob (Evil Suns)

Like all of my models, this army will have a lot of character in each model. I made this guy (yet to be named) look super casual even though he's going at high speed, He's such an experienced Evil Sun that only the toppest of top speeds gets him excited. He's also got a jerry can and a bunch of extra exhausts. Still a little bit of work to do on him, but not much!!

Next, My Bad Moons Nob

I've tried to make him looks as much like a Flash Git as possible, that's why he has 2 bosspoles and the plan is he will have the fanciest, shiniest bike! His gun is actually from Grukk face-rippa, just slightly converted. I also gave him extra long teef, because...Bad Moons

And finally the start of Warboss Sparktoof's bike

I extended the front forks and and the body, I used a power klaw for the body extension. This bike is much bigger than the others, which makes sense for the bike of a huge warboss!! I've done some more work to this since I took the photos, will probably upload new ones soon

Garslag

Posted 09 September 2017 - 07:02 AM

Garslag

'Ard Boy

Boyz

853 posts

Gender:Male

Location:Australia

Army Name:Waaa-Garslag

I find it's pretty difficult to make a really striking warbike conversion. The models are so busy "as-is" that the add-ons tend to get lost. Still the boss bike looks good and big which is the main thing! And i like the long teef on the bad Moon, clever idea.

brettfp

Posted 10 September 2017 - 05:39 AM

Although looking at the photos now, i do wanna add some black to the end of the exhausts....whoops, I always forget something

I'll be attaching the gun once the nob is glued on. Painting ork stuff is fun!!

I'm still not sure about the base trim colour, I think it suits but it look a bit odd, but that might just be because I'm used to seeing dark base trims...thoughts?

I've also done some more work on Sparktoof's bike

I've almost finished it!! I only need to add the handlebars, the attack squig, the guns and the Warboss himself!

I added some custom bosspoles, It doesn't show so well in the picture, but the middle one is my attempt at Orkish for "Sparktoof"

I find it's pretty difficult to make a really striking warbike conversion. The models are so busy "as-is" that the add-ons tend to get lost. Still the boss bike looks good and big which is the main thing! And i like the long teef on the bad Moon, clever idea.

Thanks! Yeah, I know what you mean, I'm not really adding too much to the bikes, trying to add most of the character into the actual Orks. such as giving the Bad Moon longer teef, and I'll be making the Blood axe look Kommando-y and the Death SKull will be on a looted bike, things like this

greggles

Posted 11 September 2017 - 12:23 PM

greggles

Warbuggy Driver

Boyz

1,568 posts

Gender:Male

Location:USA

Army Name:Trust in Rust

Bike is looking awesome!

IF you pick up some black weathering powder, you can just brush it on at any point (don't need to pull the paint back out) after you finish the model. Goes on like makeup, easy to just play with to get the amount you want (for exhaust/soot).

brettfp

Posted 11 September 2017 - 11:43 PM

I'm really happy with how he came out, and I think it works well as a test model!

I've also done some work on the Warboss

It doesn't really come across in this picture, but one of his teef is a spark plug, the us the name 'Sparktoof'. He's armed with what can only be described as a 'Kombi-Klaw'. still got quite a bit to do to him.

I've also had to make a larger base out of other bases

probs would have been easier to just stick 2 bike bases together, but I just used what I had

There's also the start of his attack squig

I figured if he's gonna be riding on a bike at high speed he needs goggles, still need to add straps.

Any suggestions for a name for this guy?

Bike is looking awesome!

IF you pick up some black weathering powder, you can just brush it on at any point (don't need to pull the paint back out) after you finish the model. Goes on like makeup, easy to just play with to get the amount you want (for exhaust/soot).

Thanks, yeah I've been thinking about looking into powders, I've never used them before

skyfi

Posted 13 September 2017 - 10:44 AM

skyfi

Mimic Squig

Grotz

93 posts

Loooove the squig!!! I had one I did in a warbosses sidecar on his bike for a commission years ago. Ended up making him out of GS and GS'inf the goggles, would of saved a lot of time and had a better look imho if I used your method of making goggles here. Consider it looted

Posted 15 September 2017 - 05:53 AM

He also has a map rolled up and attached to his belt, I'll go into more detail about that when I write a small bit of background for him!

As a size comparison here he is next to my other biker

He's quite a bit bigger and bare in mind that the other biker is a Nob too!!

I've also finished painting his loyal attack squig (name still required) I love how cute he turned out

and the objectives, still need to make 4 more!

C&C Welcome!!!!

Loooove the squig!!! I had one I did in a warbosses sidecar on his bike for a commission years ago. Ended up making him out of GS and GS'inf the goggles, would of saved a lot of time and had a better look imho if I used your method of making goggles here. Consider it looted

Thanks heaps. I did think about putting him in a sidecar, but I decided having a big tyre guard for him to sit on would be better/easier. I tend to use plasticard where I can over GS, mostly because I'm not the best at GS, I can do organic stuff 'ok' but something like this, with small detail and hard edges....no chance

brettfp

Posted 21 September 2017 - 04:35 AM

brettfp

Rutted Gob Busta

Grotz

52 posts

Gender:Male

Location:Australia

Army Name:Kult of Speed

Warboss Guzrusha Sparktoof

The average Ork Warboss would start a Waaagh for power, or wealth, or to stop boredom. Warboss Guzrusha Sparktoof however, has a fairly unique goal. He is searching for 'Da Big One', An enormous engine from Ork folklore rumoured to be faster and more powerful than any other in the galaxy. Whilst most Orks see 'Da Big One' as a myth, Sparktoofs Speed Freak brain won't let him believe it isn't out there somewhere.

Riding his gigantic Warbike with his faithful attack squig 'Zog'ead', Warboss Sparktoof leads his band of like-minded Orks from planet to planet in search of his prize. After scouring a planet, He crosses the planet off on his map which he keeps attached to his belt at all times, and they set off for the next world.

When he was still just a young Nob known only as Guzrusha, he was hit in the face with a plasma blast while fighting some Armageddon Steel Legion. Though the Dok did his best to fix Guzrusha's injuries, he couldn't fix the fact that Guzrusha had lost the ability to grow his large toof on one side of his mouth. Feeling that his face was missing something, Guzrusha grabbed a broken spark plug from a Mek and jammed it into his empty gum. From then on he became known as Sparktoof.

DocNuK

Posted 24 September 2017 - 07:13 AM

i like the buggy very much. all the little plastic card and -rod to connect the parts.

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In the end, it was the Sunday afternoons he couldn't cope with, and that terrible listlessness which starts to set in at about 2:55, when you know that you've had all the baths you can usefully have that day, that however hard you stare at any given paragraph in the papers you will never actually read it, or use the revolutionary new pruning technique it describes, and that as you stare at the clock the hands will move relentlessly on to four o'clock, and you will enter the long dark teatime of the soul.